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Race
Cranston
Rhode Island
US
White
96.6%
82.7%
74.1%
Black/African Americans
.5%
5.3%
12.4%
Asian
1.9%
2.7%
4.3%
Hispanic
1.2%
10.9%
14.7%
American Indian or Alaska native
.4%
.1%
.8%
In this Cranston zip code the people that make up the community are predominately white. There are 96.6% white people in this community and only .5% black/African American. The second largest race in this community is Asian making up 1.9% of the people in this community. The third largest race is Hispanic which makes up 1.2% of the population in this community and the American Indian or Alaskan native race makes up .4% of the population.
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Cranston
Rhode Island
Child population
17,098
247,822
Children in single-parent families
24%
30%
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold
9.1%
16.9%
Teens not in school and not working
15.0%
7.3%
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren
4%
4%
Cranston has 7% of Rhode Islands Child population with 17,098. Of those kids 24% of them are in single-parent families. This is 6% less than the state percentage. 9.1% children living in families in Cranston are below the poverty level and a staggering 15.0% of teens are not in school or working. Grandparents that are financially responsible for their grandchildren is at 4%.
D. Economic Well-Being Indicators (2008 data)
Cranston
Rhode Island
Food Stamp Program participation
99%
77%
School Breakfast Program participation
15%
29%
Children in Families Receiving cash assistance
4%
6%
In Cranston almost all of the kids in this population are participants in the Food Stamp Program making only 1% of the children nonparticipants. This fact seems a little hard to believe because the 02921 zip code is very wealthy, but this section does not separate Cranston into separate zip codes and this accounts for this large percentage. There are less children participating in the school breakfast program, about 15% of the children in Cranston and there are only 4% of children in families receiving cash assistance.
E. Health Indicators
Cranston
Rhode Island
Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance
5,250
84,717
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births)
5.4
6.3
Teen birth rate (per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 17)
14.4
19.1
In Cranston the number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance is 5,250. Infant mortality in Cranston is 5.4 per 1,000 births and the teen birth rate is 14.4 per 1000 teens ages 15 - 17. Both these stats are down from the Rhode Island stats.
F. Safety Indicators
Cranston
Rhode Island
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children
10.1
10.7
Domestic Violence Incidents when Children are present
27%
29%
Rate of children with incarcerated parents (per 1,000 children)
8.1%
11.1%
Cranston is mostly a safe community. There are only 10.1 children per 1,000 children that have experienced child abuse and neglect. This is slightly lower than the rate of children in Rhode Island which is about 10.7. There have been about 27% of domestic violence incidents when children are present in Cranston, which again is lower than the 29% that occured in the entire state of Rhode Island. In Cranston the parents in this community keep their children in a relatively safe community only about 8.1% of children have parents who are incarcerated per 1,000 children.
G. Education Indicators
Cranston
Rhode Island
Early intervention participation
10%
10%
Early Head Start participation rate
7%
4%
Children who are English language
learners (%)
5%
5%
Of all these stats Rhode Island and Cranston are very similar. In-fact for early intervention participation Rhode Island and Cranston are both at 10%, as well as children who are English language learners (5%). Get additional data by accessing “Family and Community”, “Factbook Indicators”, “Create Custom Data Reports Using Factbook Data”, or “Factbook Indicators” on the right side of the page.
Family and Community
Cranston
Rhode Island
Child population
17,098
234,821
Children in single parent families
24%
28%
Children living in two parent household
76%
64%
The population of children in Cranston is approximately 17,098 children which is a small amount compared to the 238,821 children living in the state of Rhode Island. The majority of children in Cranston 76% live in two parent households, while there are still 24% of children living in single parent households. Most of the households that exist in Cranston are made up of married couple rather than single parent households.
H. Geographical Location
Cranston is a suburban town in northern Rhode Island.
II. Narrative Description of Community
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Community Data for the 02921 Zip Code
Group members:Iain McCoy and Jaime Botelho
I. Community Data Collection
A. Income Poverty Data
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C. Census-Based Indicators
17,098
247,822
24%
30%
9.1%
16.9%
15.0%
7.3%
4%
4%
D. Economic Well-Being Indicators (2008 data)
E. Health Indicators
5,250
84,717
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births)
6.3
Teen birth rate (per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 17)
F. Safety Indicators
G. Education Indicators
Early Head Start participation rate
Children who are English language
learners (%)
Get additional data by accessing “Family and Community”, “Factbook Indicators”, “Create Custom
Data Reports Using Factbook Data”, or “Factbook Indicators” on the right side of the page.
Family and Community
H. Geographical Location
Cranston is a suburban town in northern Rhode Island.II. Narrative Description of Community
Use the data you collected above to develop a series of paragraphs that describe your community (zip code) and draw comparisons with the rest of the state and / or district. Here is an example of how to do this.